Day 4450: Cardboard amazement, Sample Acrylics.

        

"Balance": photo, junk collage, digital.

 

  

Want music?

    

Click:  Bruno Mars, The Lazy Day

  

 

 

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Good friend, and artist "Rad Nana", sent me a link to an artist she thought I would like. She knows me well. She said, "Quite beautiful and sustainable." Instagram, here. Website. here. Article, here.

upcycled cardboard

Olivier Bertrand was born in Marseille in 1975, to a French father and an Asian mother. He became fascinated with drawing, visual arts and, more specifically, origami at a very early age. “As far back as I can remember, I’ve always been captivated by the metamorphosis of a simple sheet of paper which, with a few smart folds, comes to life and sparks emotion.” After graduating with a Master’s in Economics and completing his studies, he finally chose to move into web design. 15 years on, he took advantage of a period of convalescence to go back to roots, to his first love. Although this time round he’s not folding pieces of paper, his mantra remains the same: and it’s cardboard that he works with a new twist. By assembling bits of cardboard together, he now creates extraordinarily-amazing life-sized animals.  

 Work in progress the women samuraï warrior

Wow? Cardboard!

"Maryann": ink brush drawing on acrylic with collage.

 

 Whenever I use acrylics, I use the leftover acrylic on all kinds of paper. With no ides what I will use them for later on. Here is a sample. 

  

 Tonight I decided to try an ink brush drawing on it.

 

 My first ink-brush was dry, but still usable to start.

 

I used torn pieces of heavier paper, leaving the torn edges to show. I like what it adds. I might have added collage to the face area, or background area, but not tonight. 

I cropped this one, as the hair seemed the weakest part? 

 Total time, 40 minutes. I could have played with it digitally, and still might another time. Thanks for visiting.

Aunt Martha at 18

Happy Heavenly Birthday Aunt Martha! 

Aunt Martha was a great teacher, with her bachelors and masters degree from Butler University. She was a wonderful artist, but maybe her most endearing trait was her great sense of humor. She loved to laugh and did so often. I loved that sound. 

She was kind and generous, as was her sister, my Aunt Vonda, together they changed my life. My gratitude is boundless.

 

 

  

 

A 4+ minute video, Night/Gasteropodes, here

 

 

 

  

 

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